A lot of you said you wanted the Block Lotto to continue. To do so, I need your help. Offers to help with the expenses of maintaining the site are very much appreciated, but I also need help leading the monthly activities: choosing the blocks, making samples, creating (or referencing a block pattern), keeping track of blocks posted by others. More than a dozen people responded to the survey, saying they would be willing to help in this way...

81 of you have taken the survey that I posted a week ago.  THANK YOU. I will leave it open through the weekend, so if you haven’t had a chance to share your opinion, please find time for this quick, 5 question survey:  Block Lotto in 2018? I promise I will share ALL the results soon, but in the meantime … for the 12 of you who said that you would like to create a block pattern and lead the Block Lotto for at least a month, I would...

Here’s a little hint to one of the recent events in my life that have kept me away–I promise to share the rest of my story with you all … but first, would you please take a minute and click over to Survey Monkey and complete a quick 5 question survey and honestly tell me what you think? Restarting the Block Lotto in 2018? Thanks!...

Benartex is having a blog hop this week to promote a new fabric line.  It’s been a great way to meet new (to me) quilt bloggers.  I thought of Sophie’s designs when I saw the quilt in this post.  http://quiltachusetts.blogspot.com/p/quilts.html Cathy L. and I have corresponded lately and we both express how much we miss Block Lotto.  I hope you’re doing better, Sophie — and I hope all the BL gang is fine and busy...

Sofie-Is the Block Lotto still alive and well? I logged on and it had Aprils block?

Julie Post is that your barn quilt in the recent (September) AQ Magazine?  If so, I LOVE IT and wondered if the group of barn quilts will be traveling, to maybe the AQS show in Grand Rapids, MI? I would so love to see these quilts in person.  The piecing is extraordinary, the barns whimsical and the quilting wonderfully appropriate.

I didn’t realize how much I’d miss Block Lotto!  I hope everyone is enjoying the summer — quilting and otherwise.

Has the June block been posted?  

My Old MacDonald Mystery Sampler is now a top! It’s pretty wild!  I think I’ll have fun hand quilting this...

I did not receive the mailing information for February, and apparently, the email address I have for Sophie isn’t working. Someone is expecting a block from me, but I don’t know who.

A few years ago, I started making a scrappy version of blocks like ours in 6 colors for the Rainbow Scraps Challenge. It took a couple of years for me to make the 121 blocks in this quilt top, using only fabrics from my scrap bins–these blocks have 24-32 different fabrics in each block: The individual star blocks get a little bit lost, but I like the blendy effect. I am hoping to begin quilting it this month 😉 Last night, I saw this Broken...

I have sent the mailing info to everyone who made and posted Dutchman’s Puzzle blocks. If you should have received mail but didn’t–or vice-versa–be sure to let me know ASAP. Ditto if you check the mailing info sheet and find a mistake in your information. Mr Zip and I thank...